How Does a Ritual Mean?
By acting out a ritual with skill and concentration, we can leave the self behind and, paradoxically, achieve self-enhancement.
Our dog Ella has a Delicate Digestive System. She can have only one kind of dog food. She doesn't like it. Every morning and every evening, we engage in a choreographed display of bowing and scraping to try to get her to eat.
The other morning, as Hurricane Ian dragged the remnants of his tattered garment across North Carolina, I adhered to the rituali…